Build relationships between private and public partners of conservation districts in Pennsylvania's Final Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan to accelerate implementation, maintenance resources, and innovative financial incentives of riparian forested buffers in Pennsylvania. Project will provide technical assistance to local contractors and implement 360 acres of buffers, resulting in an annual load reduction of 42,071 pounds nitrogen, 635 pounds phosphorus, and 1,656,578 pounds of sediment.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction
Project Title: Accelerating Riparian Forest Buffer Implementation in Priority Pennsylvania Counties
Organization:
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.
Project ID:
0602.20.067475
Description:
Award Amount:
$975926.32
Location:
Lancaster, York, Franklin, Bedford, Centre, Cumberland, Lebanon, Adams Counties in Pennsylvania